ABDEL KARIM ABDELROHMANM.E. AL-QUDAH

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Email:dr_qudah@hotmail.com

Nationality : Jordanian.

Date of Birth : May, 1953.

Marital Status : Married and I have two daughters and two sons.

Address : P.O. Box (13407) Chairman Pediatric Neurology

Department - Jordan University Hospital – Amman - Jordan.

Qualifications

June, 1979

M.B., B.S. Degree, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University.

June, 1983

Master Degree in Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine. Jordan

University, Amman - Jordan

July, 1983

Jordan Medical Council specialty Certificate in Pediatrics.

June 1986 To June 1989

Pediatric Neurology Fellowship :( University of Toronto-Canada)

Sept. 1992

American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Certificate.

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MainACADEMIC and ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:

1. CURRENT TITLE:

July, 2000-present:

Professor of pediatrics and pediatric neurology, faculty of medicine,

Jordan University Amman Jordan.

2. Member of Board of Councils/Directors/Trustees :

A. November,2014-June,2015:

Member of higher education council in Jordan.

B.June, 2012-Nov.2013:

Member of board of directors of scientific research support fund.

C.Sept.2011-Nov.2014:

Member of trustees council of American University of Madaba.

D. (2006-2010):

Member, Islamic Hospital board of directors council

E.2008-2010:

Member , Health council of accreditation board (HCAC) .

F. 2001-2002 . Member of faculty of applied medical sciences council, Jordan

University of Science and Technology

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3. Academic /University positions:

A.Sept.2008-Sept.2010.

Vice president of Jordan University (for scientific research ,post-

graduate studies and quality).

B.SEPT.2005-Novemb2010.

General Director of Jordan University Hospital.

C. August 2009-Nov. 2009

Acting Dean of scientific research, Jordan University.

D. Augest, 1997-Nov1998.

Vice Dean, faculty of medicine, Jordan University.

E. Sept.2002-sept 2005 _Sep. 1993-sept.1997

Chairman, Department of pediatrics Jordan University, Faculty of

Medicine.

F. Nov.1991-present

Chairman, Neuroscience unit (neurophysiology).

G. Jan.1997-present

Chairman, Divi.Ped.neurology, pediatric department.

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4. Professional positions:

1. Sept.1998-2005

General Secretary of the Pan Arab Union of Pediatric Societies.

2. Augest, 1999-2001

President, the Jordanian neurosciences society.

3. June 1993-1997

President of Jordan Pediatric Society (Re- elected).

4. Oct, 1993-Oct.1996

President of the Pan-Arab Union of Pediatricians.

5. Oct.1996-Sep.1998

Vice-President of the Pan-Arab Union of Pediatric Societies.

Conferences president:

6. April, 2004

Chairman of executive committee, First conference of Arab faculties of

medicine.

7. July, 2003

President, 3rd conference of pediat.Department, Jordan University.

8. April, 2001

President, 3rd conference of Jordanian neurosciences society (Amman).

9. May1997

President of the sixth Jordanian Pediatric Society conference (Amman).

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10. April, 1995

President of the Fifth Conference of Pan- Arab Pediatric Societies and

Fifth Conference of Jordan Pediatric Society, Amman – Jordan.

5.Other Administrative Positions:

1. Aug.1997-Aug,1998

Medical Director ,Jordan Hospital,Amman (private hospital).

2. Sept., 1983-June ,1985

Chief Pediatric Registrar and Registrar Hamad General Hosp.-Qatar.

6.Students activities:

1.Member of Student union of Jordan University 1973.

2.Member of administrative committee of faculty of medicine student

society 1977.

3 .Chairman of higher committee of Jordan University student union

election in 2008 and 2009.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

1. July, 1979-july,1980

Rotating Internship at Jordan

University Hospital, Amman - Jordan.

2. July, 1980 to –july1983

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Pediatric Resident (I,II,III) Dept. of

Pediatrics, Residency Training Program, Jordan University Hospital, Amman -

Jordan .

3. June,1986 –june1989

Neurology Fellow ( I, II, III ) in the Pediatric Neurology Program. The Hospital

for Sick children and 3 other university hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto,

Ontario, Canada (including 9 months clinical neurophysiology) .That training was

approved by the Canadian medical council and American board of child

neurology.

4. July,1989 to Oct. 1989

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto

Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

SCREENING EXAMINATIONS :

1.July 1979

ECFMG Certificate (USA)

2.September 1985

MCCEE for Foreign Medical Students (Canada).

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SCHOLARSHIPS:

1.July 1986 – June1989

Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship University of

Toronto, Canada , Funded by Jordan University

2.June 1989-Oct.1989

Neurophysiology fellowship funded by Research institute ,University of Toronto

Canada .

Examiner:

1) Arab Board for Medical specialization (Pediatrics)

2) Al-Fateh medical School Tripoli-Libya .

3) Jordan Medical Council ( pediatric specialty exam. )

4) Jordan University of Science and Technology(1990 - present).

5) Jordan Medical Council ( internship ).

6) Sanaa University and Aden University medical schools –Yemen.

7) Dubai Medical College for girls .

8) Islamic Hospital residency program, 2002-present.

9)Speciality Hospital residency program.

10)Gulf university examiner Bahrain 2011.

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Editorial Board:

1.Editor of the Jordan medical journal 2011-present.

2.EX-Editorial Board Member,

Archives of diseases of childhood (Journal of Royal college of physicians ,United

Kingdom),2005.

3. EX-Member, neurosciences journal (KSA)

4. Editorial Member, Pediatric neurology,Turkey 2005-present.

5..Ex.Chief editor,Pan-Arab union of Pediatrician bulliten.

Internet:

1. May-July,2013 ICDL course in computeach center-Amman.

2. November 2013:SPSS course at the university of Jordan.

Donation achievements:

As a general director of Jordan University Hospital

(JUH),I managed to get the following donations:

1. April ,2010:About 8.5 milions US $ from

USAID. Preliminary acceptance of my proposal

to build the new neonatal and obstetric building

at JUH .

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2. 2006.RH Crown prince of UAE donation to

JUH. Cost of instruments and machines of about

3.5milions JDs.

3. 2009.RH Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia donation

of one million US $ endoscopy instruments.

4. 2008.Operation theatre equipped by kattan

Family (100,000 JD).

5. Many other donations like providing the hospital

by TVs refrigators…..

Grants:

1. 2013:Pediatric Epilepsy project ,funded by scientific

research fund , 118,ooo JD.

2.1995.Muscle disease in Jordan .Deanship of scientific

research.6,000 JD

3.1996.Evoked potentials project in pediatrics.Deanship of

scientific research.4,000

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Published Research

A. Published Papers:

1.N. Bulos, AL-Qudah A.A: The Importance of V. Cholera in Pediatric

Diarrhea in Epidemic Situations. Jordan Medical Journal 1987: 22:27-

2.AL-Qudah A.A:W. J. Logan, E.G. Murphy: Neonatal Guillain - Barre Syndrome.

Pediatric Neurology 1988; 4: 255 - 256 .

3.AL-Qudah A.A: J. Kobayashi, M. Dennis, S. Chung, P. Ray. Etiology of Intellectual

Impairment in Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy. Pediatric Neurology 1990, 6:57 - 59

.

4. AL-Qudah A.A:P.A. Hwang, S. Soldin, E. Giesbrecht Contribution of

Carbamazepine -10-11-Epoxide to Neurotoxicity in Epileptic Children on

Polytherapy. Jordan Medical Journal 1991, 25: 171-177 .

5.P. Comfield, P. Hwang,G. Comfield. A. Fraser, S. Soldin, AL- Qudah A.A.The

Pharmacology of Chewable Versus Regular Carbamazepine in Chronically

Treated Children with Epilepsy. The Canada Journal of Neurological Sciences

1992; 19:205 - 207 .

6. A. Tamimi,AL-Qudah A.A,S. Tamimi, S. Ghanem. Sturge-weber disease

without nevus. Jordan Medical Journal 1993;27:96-101.

7.AL-Qudah A.A.,Immunoglobulins in the Treatment of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

in Early Childhood. Journal of Child Neurology. 1994;9:178-18

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8.AL-Qudah A.A,Khateeb M, Abu-Hammour W, Khouri N. Smith-Magenis

Syndrome: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Annals of Saudi

Medicine.1994; 14:417-419.

9.Al-Qudah A.A, W. Abu-Hamour. Evaluation of Children headache by brain CT

.Jordan Medical Journal,1994;29:33.

10.Al-Qudah A.A, Value of Brain CT Scan in Children with Febrile Convulsions.

Journal of Neurological Sciences 1995; 128 : 107 - 110 .

11.Daoud As, Al-Sheyyab M, Al-Qudah A.A, KhuriBulos N. H. EL Shanti . An

outbreak of Poliomyelitis in Jordan : Clinical observations, and epidemiology,

Indian Pediatrics 1997; 34 : 51-54 .

12.Al-Qudah A A.Clinical patterns of neuronal migrational disorders in Jordanian

Children.Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1998;44:351-354.

13.MiddletonLT,ChristodoulouK,DeymeerF,SerdarogluP,Ozdemir ,Al-

QudahAA,etal.Congenitalmyasthenic syndrome (CMS) type 1a.Annals New York

Academy of Sciences 1998;841:157-166.

14.Al-Qudah A.A ,TarawnehM.Congenital Muscular Dystrophy in Jordanian Children .Journal of Child Neurology 1998,13:383- 386. 15.AL-Qudah A.A.Screening for congenital hypothyroidismin in cognitively

delayed children.Annals of Tropical pediatrics 1998,18:285-288.

16.AL-Qudah A.A.Congenital muscular dystrophy.Review .ActaMyologica

1998;2:59-64

17.Tamimi AF, Khateeb M, MaaniW,Al-Qudah AA.LDH in infantile non-tumoral

hydrocephalus.Neurocirugia, 2000:11:59-62

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18.Al-Qudah AA, Abu-Sheik S,Tamimi AF. Diagnostic value of short duration

outpatient video electroencephalogram monitoring Pediatric Neurology,

1999;21:622-625.

19.Al-Qudah AA, Abu-Sheik S. Clinical Patterns of Cerebral Palsy in 202

JordanianPatients. Jordan Medical Journal 1999;33:116-120.

20.Middleton LT,K.Christodoulou,Mubaidin .A,ZambaE,TsingisM,Kyriacou .K,Abu-

Sheik S,KyriakidesT,neocleousV,GeorgiouDM,El-Khateeb M, Al-QudahA.A,Horany

K. Distal hereditary motor neuronopathy of the Jerashtype.Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci

1999;883:65-68.

21.MiddletonLT,et al....Al-QudahAA.Distal Hereditary neuronopathy of the

Jerash type.ANY .Acad.Sci 1999,883:439-42.

22.Al-Qudah AA,TamimiFA,GhanemS Electroccorticography in the management

of surgically treated epileptic patients. Neurosciences 2000, 5:22-25.

23.Zambau E,....Al_QudahAA.Clinical and genetic heterogenicity in autosomal

recessive congenital myashthenic syndrome in Jordanian families.ActaMyologica

,2000;XIX:37-40.

24.Christdoulou,K. …….Al-Qudah AA.A novel form of distal hereditary motor

neuronopathy (Jerash type) maps to chromosome 9p21.1-p12. Annals of

Neurology, 2000:48;877-884.

25.MajeedHA,Al-QudahAA,QubainH,ShaheenH.The Clinical patterns of

Myalgia in Familial Mediteranian Fever. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

2000,30:138-143.

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26.TamimiFA,Al-QudahAA.Surgical treatment of Temporal lobe epilepsy

;PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.neurocirugia 2000;13:34-37.

27.TamimiAF,Al-QudahAA.Epilepsy surgery in Jordan. Proceedings of the World

Federation of Neurosurgery Text Book,ed;McGullochGaj,Reilly

PL,Sydney,2001:43-47.

28. Zamba E, Christodoulou K, Al-Qudah AK, Horani K, Kyriakides T,

Middleton LT, Mubaidin A. Autosomal recessive distal hereditary motor neuropathies. ACTA MYOLOGICA 2001: XX-1, 53-56

29.Al-QudahAA.Landau-Kleffner syndrome.Neuroscineces,2004,9:80.

30.AL-Qudah AA.Value of Immunoglobulins in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Jordan

Medical Journal 2004,38,177.

31.IbrahimIA,HawamdehZM,Al-Qudah AA. Functional outcome of botulin toxin

injection of gastrocnemius and adductors in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsied

children.Europa Medicophysica:2006;43:13-20

32.HawamdehZM,IbrahimAI,Al-QudahAA.long term effect of botulin toxin (A) in

the management of calf spasticity in Children with diplegic cerebral palsy. Europa

Medicophysica:2007;43:311-8.

33.Badran EF ,…. Al-QudahAA .. Etiological and clinical profile of neonatal seizures

in a highly consanguineous population J Pediatric Neurology 2007 (5), 305_309 .

34.Masri A,.Al-Qudah AA .Etiologies,outcomes,and risk factors for epilepsy in

infants: case control study.Clinicalneurol neurosurg,2008:110:352-6.

35.Masri A,….Al-Qudah AA, Familiarity, Knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy

among attendees of a Family clinic in Amman. Neurosciences, 2008, 3:35_56.

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36.Masri A,..Al-Qudah AA. Lead levels in developmentally delayed children

Neuroscience 2009, 3:302.

37. Al – GhanemSSM, ….Al-Qudah AA. Anesthesia and electrocorticography for

epilepsy surgery : A Jordanian experience . M.E.S. Anesthesia 2009 (20): 31-

38.Manzini MC,……..Al-Qudah AA,..WalshCA.Exome sequencing and functional

validation in Zebrafish identify GTDC2 mutations as a cause of Walker-Warburg

Syndrome.AM J Hum Genet 2012 sept,91:541-7

39.Akl KF, Al-Qudah,AA,AbadiA.Macrothrombocytopenia,psychomotor retardation and nephropathy: a novel familial syndrome.Saudi Journal of Kidney diseases and transplantation 2014 Nov.25:1304. 40.AssafA,MasriA,Odeh R..Al-Qudah AA.Pseudotumorcerebri as a rare presentation of hypophosphatasia:case report.Enocrine practice journal ,December,2014.Acccepted. 41. Donohue syndrome: a new case with a new complication. Odeh R, Alassaf A, Al-Qudah AA. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jul;28(7-8):951-4. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2014-0405

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B. published Abstracts

42.AL-Qudah A.A, P.A. Hwang S, Soldin, E. Giesbrecht:

Correlation Between Plasma Carbamazepine10-11- Epoxide Concentration and

Drug Neurotoxicity in Children Taking Carbmazepine. Epilepsia 1988; Vol. 29:

654.(Abstract)

43..AL-Qudah A.A et al.NeonatalGillain-Barre Syndrome. The Canadian Journal of

Neurological Sciences 1988; 15:205.(Abstract)

44.P.R. Camfield, P.A. Hwang, C.S Comfield, S. Soldin, A. Fraser andAL-Qudah A.A:

Significant Differences in the Pharmacology of Chewable Versus Regular

Carbmazepine. The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 1988: 15:203 .

(Abstract).

45.AL-Qudah A.A, J. Kobayashi, S. Chuang, M. Dennis, R. Worton.Cognitive Delay in

Duchene Muscular Dystrophy. The Canadian Journal of Neurological

Sciences 1988: 16: 274. (Abstract)

46.AL-Qudah A.A, P.A Hwang, S. Soldin, E. Giesbrecht: Is Carbmazepine - 10-11-

Epoxide Neruotoxic?

The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 1989: 16:257. The 24th

(Abstract) .

47.A.Asha,Al-Qudah A.A, Corpus Callosum Hypoplasia-Agenesis .Pediatrics (AWE)

1995 ; 95; 31 . (Abstract)

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48.A. Tamimi, M. Khateeb, W. Maani, Al-Qudah A.A. LDH activity in Pediatric non-

tumoral hydrocephalus. Pediatrics (AWE) 1995 ; 95 : 33.(Abstract)

49.Al-Qudah AA, The value of brain imaging in children

with,headaches.Pediatrics(AWE)1995:42(commentary)

50.Al-Qudah AA.Congenital muscular dystrophy in Jordanain children.

Neurosiences 1997;2:S93 (Abstract)

51.Al-Qudah AA. Neuronal Migrational Disorders.

Neurosciences1997;2:106.(Abstract)

52.Al-QudahAA.AFaleh A,ShehabA,GhanemS.Preoperative-Intraoperative

Evaluation and Outcome of Surgically Treated Epileptic

Patients.Neurosciences1997;2:143.(Abstract)

53.Middleton LT, Al-Qudah AA et al. Anovel form of Hereditary Motor

Neuronopathy Maps to chromosome 9921.1-p12.Neurology April

199;52:S01:006(Abstract)

54.Christodoulou K ,Al-Qudah AA et al. Mapping of a novel of autosomal recessive

hereditary motor neuronopathy to chromosome 9 Am.J .Human Genetics

1998;63:A285 (Abstract).

55.MIDDLETON, L. T., CHRISTODOULOU, K., AL-QUDAH A. K., AL-SHEHAB, A. H. M.

A. D., TSINGIS, M., ZAMBA, E., & KYRIALLIS, K. (1998). Congenital Myasthenic

Syndrome (CMS) Type la.Myasthenia gravis and related diseases: disorders of the

neuromuscular junction, 5, 157.

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56.Al-Qudah AA et al. Clinical utility of Video EEG monitoring Neurosciences

1999;4:s46.(abstract).

57.Al-Oudah AA et al. Electrocorticograhpy in the management of epileptic

patients.Neurosciences 1999;4:s68.(abstract)

58.Al-Qudah AA.language disorders and epilepsy.Brain and Development

2002,24:526.(abstract)

59.Neonatal seizures—Jordanian experience E Badran, AK Al-Qudah Revue Neurologique,2007, 163 (4), 487.

60.BONE MINERAL DENSITY (BMD) IN REFRACTORY EPILEPSY TREATED WITH EPILEPSY SURGERY OUTCOME AF Tamimi, AA Al-Qudah, SS Dahbour, YG Albahou, AT Al-Masri, ... EPILEPSIA 2013: 54, 188-189

C. Books:

.Member of the committee who supervised editing the following

2 books:

61-childhood education (theoretical part) for professional secondary school

students,istry of education,first edition,Amman,1996.

62-Child education (practical part) for professional secondary school

students,Ministry of education, first edition,Amman,1996.

63.Editorial team member of the book “pediatrics medicine is available for you -

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D. Conferences

1. presentations outside Jordan

1. A.A. AL-Qudah, P.A. Hwang S, Soldin, E. Giesbrecht:

Correlation Between Plasma Carbamazepine 10-11- Epoxide Concentration and

Drug Neruotoxicity in Children Taking Carbmazepine. Ame. Epilepsy

Society Oct. 1988 .(San Francisco - USA).

2. A.A.AL-Qudah et al. Neonatal Gillain-BarreSyndrome.The 23rd Canadian

Congress of Neurological Sciences1988. ( Ottawa - Canada).

3. P.R. Camfield, P.A. Hwang, C.S Comfield, S. Soldin, A. Fraser and

A.A. AL-Qudah: Significant Differences in the Pharmacology of Chewable

Versus Regular Carbmazepine. The 23rd Candian Congress of Neurological

Sciences 1988 (Ottawa - Canada ).

4. A.A. AL-Qudah, J. Kobayashi, S. Chuang, M. Dennis, R.Worton.Cognitive

Delay in Duchene Muscular Dystrophy. The 24th Canadian Congress of

Neurological Sciences 1989 .(Quebec - Canada ).

5. A.A. AL-Qudah, P.A. Hwang, S. Soldin, E. Giesbrecht: Is Carbamazepine-

10-11-Epoxide Neurotoxic?1989 (Quebec) canada.neurlogical society

6. A.A. AL-Qudah, Frequent Febrile Seizures: Revisited. American EEG

Society Sept. 1992 (San Francisco- USA)

7. AL-Qudah A.A, What is the Value of Brain CT for Children Presenting

with headache? Fifth Congress of Pan-Arab Union of Neurological

Sciences-Tunisia, March 1993.(Tunis Tunisia).

8. AL-QudahA.A.Floppy infant.5th Syrian Pedi.Soc.Conf.Dec.1995.

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9. A.A. AL-Qudah Value of electroencephalogram in Frequent Febrile

convulsions. Third Conference of PediatricUniversityHospitalDamascus -

Syria , May 5 , 1994 (Damascus - Syria).

10. A.A. Al-Qudah, Immunoglobulins in the treatment of Guillain-

Barre`syndrome, XXI congress of the Union of Middle-Eastern and

Mediterranean Pediatric Societies, Abu-Dabi: UAE . Nov.

11. Al-QudahAA.Headache in children.4th Damascus Children hospital confer.

May 1995.Damascus Syria.

12. Al-QudahAA.Neuronalmigrational disorders in Syrian children.7th Syrian

ped.soci.confer.Oct.1995.Damascus Syria.

13. A.A. Al-Qudah. Muscle diseases in Jordanian Children May1995 1996

Fifth Conference of Damascus Children's Hospital - Syria .

14. A.A. Al-Qudah , Congenital Muscle diseases in Jordan Nov. 11, 1996

XXIII confecrenceNicosia - Cyprus .

15. AlQudah,AA.FebrileConvulsions.Nov.1996.XXIII.Nicosia Cyprus.

16. Al-QudahAA.Stroke in children.8th SyrianPedi.Society Conf.Oct.1996

17. A.A. Al-Qudah , Neuronal Migrational Disorders Seventh Pan-Arab

Neuroscientist Congress. Riayadh Saudi Arabia , March 2 - 5, 1997 .

18. A.A. Al-Qudah ,MuslehTarawneh, Congenital Muscle Dystrophy in

Jordanian Children.Seventh pan-Arab Neuroscientist Congress . Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia. March 2 - 5, 1997 .

19. A.A.Al-Qudah,A.Tamimi,A.Shehab,S.Ghanem. Preoperative and post-

operative evaluation and outcome of surgically treated epileptic

patients.Riyadh, SaudiaArabia . March 2 - 5, 1997

20. Al-Qudah.AA.Movementsdisorders.9th

Pedi.Soci.conf.DamascusSyria.Oct.1997.

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21. A.A.Al-Qudah.Intractable Epilepsy.7th Conference of the Damascus

Children,sHospitalDamascus Syria. April,1998.

22. A.A.Al-Qudah.Congenital Muscular Dystophies.3rd Mediteranian Myology

Society Conference NapolyItaly.May 1998.

23. Al-QudahAA.Congenital Muscular Dystrophies.6th

Pan-Arab Paediatricsocieties conf.Septe.1998. Damasc.Syria.

24. Al-QudahAA.Abu-Sheik S, Cerebral Palsy in Jordanian Children.Pan-Arab

Union Conf. of Pediat .Socities. Sept. 1998.DamascusSyria.

25. Middleton LT,Christodouou K, Al-QudahAA,et al. A novel form of

Hereditary Motor Neuronopathy maps to chromosome 9p21.1-p12. 51st

Amer.Acad.Neurmeeting ,March,1999.

26. Al-Qudah AA. The hypotonic infant. The 25th UMEMPS conference

,Beirut April ,1999.

27. Al-QudahAAetal.Value of Video EEG in intractable epilepsy. Seventh

Damascus Children Hospital ,Syria May1999.

28. Al-Qudah AA et al. Short duration Video EEG in intractable epilepsy.

Saudi Epilepsy Chapter, Octob.1999 (Riyodh Saudi Arabia).

29. Al-Qudah AA et al. Electrocorticography in management of intractable

epilepsy Saudi Epilepsy Chapter,October 1999 (Riyad Saudi Arabia)..

30. Al-QudahAA,Middleton LT et al. Jerash Autosomal Recessive Motor

Hereditary Neuronopathy Eleventh Syrian Pediatric Society Conference

Oct.1999.

31. Al-QudahAA,Lefkos Middleton LT,et al. Jerash ARHM Neuronopathy

Seventh Pan-Arab Pediatric Societies, Cairo,Nov.1999.

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32. Al-QudahAA.Floppy infant.32nd Pan-Arab medical conference ,Dubai

March 2000.

33. Al-

QudahAA.Cong.Musc.Dystr.IstAm.Un.BeiruitConference.Lebanon,April

2000.

34. Al-QudahAA.Distal Neuronopathies.8th Pan-Arab

Neurosccienceconference,Lebanon,April 2000.

35. Al-QudahAA.Short duration Video EEG.8th Pan-Arab Neuroscience

conference.Lebanon,April 2000.

36. Al-Qudah AA. Headache.12th Children Univ.Hosp.Syria, May ,2000.

37. Al-QudahAA.Photoconvulsive epilepsy.12th Syrian Pediatric Society

Conference,Lattakia,September 2000.

38. Al-QudahAA.An update on Febrile convulsion.8th Pan Arab Union of

Pediatric societies.Lebanon,Nov.2000.

39. Al-Qudah AA.CNS formation Disorders.Eleventh Conference of the

ChildrenHospital,DamascusSyria.May 2001.

40. Al-QudahAA.Language disorders .13th pediatric confer of Syrian

Society.Oct.2001.Damascus Syria.

41. Al-QudahAA.Epilepsy and languge disorders.9th Pan ArabUnion of Arab

Pediatric Society,Jeddah Saudi Arabia,Nov.2001.

42. Al-QudahAA. Epilepsy and language disorders.9thmediteranian conference

of Child neurologists.Cairo,March 2002.

43. Al-QudahAA. Landau-Kleffnersyndrome.International child neurology

conference,Bejine-China sept.2002.

44. Al-QudahAA.Cerebralpalsy ,botulin toxin update.11thpanarab pediatric

societies conference,Bahrain .Dec.2003.

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45. Al-Qudah AA et al. Electrocorticography, Jordan Experience.Mediteranian

Chapters of Epilepsy,Jeddah Janu.2004

46. Al-Qudah et al.Electrocorticography.4Th

Pan Arab Pediatric

Neurologyconference,March 2004,CairoEgypt.

47. Al-Qudah et al,Botulin Toxin in CP,12th

conference of Pediatric

Hospital,DamascusSyria,May 2004.

48. Al-Qudah et al.muscle disease in children38TH

conference of Middle East

Medical Association.American University of Beiruit May,2004

49. Al-Qudah, et al.Neonatal seizures.16Th

conf.ofSyrian Pediatric Society

,Oct,2004.

50. Al-Qudah t al.Febrile convulsions.12th

conference of Pan Arab

Ped.Socities.Beiruit ,April 2005.

51. Al-Qudah,.Neuromuscular disorders in children .12th

conference of Pan

Arab Pediatric Societies.Beiruit April 2005.

52. Al-QudahAA.etiology of status epilepticus.International child neurology

Association June 2006 ,Montreal Canada.

53. Al-Qudah AA. Myasthenia gravis, meet the expert. International child

neurology Association May 2010,cairo, Egypt.

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E. Conference presentations inside Jordan

54. A.A. AL-Qudah, W.J. Logan, M. Taylor. Evoked potentials in

Neurofibromatosis. Scientific day, Faculty of Medicine Jordan University May

1990 . (Amman - Jordan ).

55. A.A.AL-Qudah,etal.Cardio-Facial Syndrome: Scientific day of Faculty of

Medicine - Jordan Univ. July 1991.(Amman - Jordan ).

56. A.A. AL-Qudah, Disability in Jordan. Sweedish - Jordanian Society

Conference September1991 ,(Amman - Jordan) .

57. A.A. AL-Qudah. Value of brain CT Scan in Febrile Convulsions.Scientific

day, Faculty of Medicine, JordanUniversity ; June 1994. (Amman - Jordan).

58. N.Issa, Al-Qudah AA. Neuronal Migrational Disorders- Fifth Conf. of Pan-

Arab Union of Pediatric Societies . April 1995 ,Amman, Jordan.

59. A. AshaAl-Qudah AA. Corpus Callosum Agenesis - Hypoplasia. Fifth

Conference Pan Arab Union of Pediatric Societies , April 1995 , Amman -

Jordan .

60. A. AshaAl-Qudah AA, Physical Abuse fifth Conf. of Pan- Arab Union of

Pediatric Societies . April 1995, Amman, Jordan .

61. H. Shakatrah, Al-Qudah AA., N.Khuri-Bulos, Farber disease fifth Conf. of

Pan- Arab Union of Pediatric Societies . April 1995 ,Amman, Jordan .

62. A. Tamimi, M. Khateeb, W.Maani. A.Al-Qudah, LDH activity in Pediatric

non-tumoral hydrocephalus. Fifth Conf. of Pan- Arab Union of Pediatric

Societies . April 1994 ,Amman, Jordan .

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63. A. Tamimi, A. A. Al-Qudah, A. Shehab, S. Al-Ghanem .Epilepsy

Surgery.Third Jordanian Surgical conference. Oct. 1995 ,Amman –Jordan.

64. Al-QudahAA,Abu-Sheik S.Clinical utility of video EEG in epilepsy

monitoring.First International conference of Faculty of medicine-

Jord.Univer.Oct.1998.

65. Christodoulou K, Al-QudahA.Aetal.Localization of the gene for a novel form

of hereditary motor neuronopathy identified in the Jarash region of Jordan.

First international conference of Jordan university,Oct,1998.

66. Middleton LT,Christodouou K, Al-QudahAA,et al. A novel form of

Hereditary Motor Neuronopathy maps to chromosome 9p21.1-p12. 51st

Amer.Acad.Neurmeeting ,March,1999.

67. Al-QudahAA,Abu-Sheik S,TamimiAF.Non conventional

68. EEG monitoring in management of intractable epilepsy. Seventh Jordan

pediatric society conference April 1999.

69. Al-QudahAA.Muscle disease and hydrocephalus.Jordan

university Syrian-German Conference,March 2001.

70. Al-Qudah AA. Neurodegenerative disorders.10thpanarabconf.AmmanJordan.

71. Al-Qudah AA. Intractable epilepsy.FirstJor.epilepsy surgery

conference,Oct.2003.

72. Al-Qudah AA. ECoG.FirstJor. epilepsy surg. Confer.Oct.2003

73. Al-QudahAA.Language disorders and

epilepsy.Firstjor.epilepsysuegeryconfer.Oct.2003.

74. Al-QudahAA.congenitalmyasthenicsyndromes,Union of pediatric

mediteraniansocieties.May 2011 AmmanJordan.

75. Al-qudahAA.Intractable epilepsy in children.6th international Jordanian

military services conference ,Nov.2012.

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76. Al-Qudah.Resistantepilepsy,Romanian –Jordanainconference,June 2014

77. Al-Qudah.pharmacoresitant epilepsy.5th pediatric scientific day,Jordan

university.

78. Al-Qudah .Intractable epilepsy.5th

international pediatric conference of

ministry of health.Amman Jordan,Sept.2014.

79. AL-Qudah et al.epilepsy in Jordanian teaching hospitals.20Th

pan Arab

pediatric societies conference ,Amman Jordan.April2015.

MEMORIAL Lectures:

1. Handicaps and the dentist ,fifth scientific day of faculty of Dentistry ,Jordan

University,2009.

2. Famous physicians in politics,14th international pediatric society conference

Sept.2013.

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Membership:

1.Jordanian Societies:

1. President of the Jordanian Neuroscience Society Sept.1999-2001.

2. President of the Jordan Pediatric Society (JPS) 1993-1997(Reelected)

3. Chairman of Scientific Committee (JPS) (1991 - 1993)

4. Jordan Neuroscience society (member of administrative Committee (1991 -

1993).

5. Jordan - Sweedish Society (member of administrative Committee 1990-

present ).

6. Jordanian Pediatric Dental Care Charity Society (member of Administrative

Committee Jan.1994 -).

7. Jordanian Cardio-thoracic patients care charity society (secretary 1993-

1995).

8. Member, Jordan Medical Association.( 1981- present).

9. Member , Jordan pediatric society (1983-present)

10. Member, Jordan neuroscience society (1990-present)

11. PRESIDENT OF Jordanian chapter of epilepsy 2001-2006.

12. Vice President of the Jordanian Charity Epilepsy For Care of Epilepsy

Society March 1999-2008.

2.Jordan University Administrative Councils membership:

1.Faculty of medicine council ,Jordan University.1993-1997,2003-2005).

2.Council of deans,Jordan university.2008-2010.

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3.Council of university ,University of Jordan.2008-2010.

4.Jordan University hospital council 2005-2010.

3.Jordanian Committees:

1) JordanUniversity :

1. Member of health insurance committee 1994-2002.

2. Member of Faculty of medicine Council 1991 – 1998,1999-2000,2002-

2005

3. Member of Students_Teaching Staff Committee 1990 - 1991 .

4. Member of Students inquiry Committee 1991 - 1993.

5. Member of Training Directors Committee 1990 - 1992 .

6. Department Secretary 1989 - 1993 .

7. Student advisor 1992 - 1993 .

8. Chairman,University_Society Servic Committee Oct., 1995_1997.2002-

2003.

9. Member of Academic professional Committee Sept. 1992 - 1998 ,2002-.

10. Post-graduate committee ped.departm , Sept. 1993-1998.2002-present.

11. Private practice committee Sept. 1995 -1998 .

12. Malpractice workshop administrative committee Nov. 1995 .

13. Chairman, Childhood committee at Jor.Univ. Hos. 1996.

14. Member of administrative committee Jo2rd.Univ.Hosp.1997-1998,2002-

2005 and chairman 2005-present.

15. Member of the committee to supervise center of handicapped children in

Maan ,May 1999-.

16. Member, consultatory committee of the second conference of the faculty of

medicine,Nov.2001.

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17. Member of administrative committee of Jordan UniversityHospital, 2001-

present.

18. President of executive committee of first conference of Arab Faculties of

Medicine Society,2004.

19. Chairman, Neuroscience system committee 2003-present.

20. Member of higher committee of JordanUniversity / Aqaba 2008- .

21. Member of higher committee for private Jordan Univ. Hosp. 2008 – .

22. Chairman of excutive committee of Jordan university hospital 2008-2010.

23. Member of mortality morbidity committee ,Jordan university hospital 2011

24. Chairman of IRB committee 2015-present

25. Member of Many task Force Committees in the Faculty of Medicine and

Jordan univer hospit(examples):

Quality Assurance .Teaching Staff evaluation.Affiliated Hospital

teaching staff financial issues. Intermediate neonatal care Unit .JUH

departments geographical reorganization. Intensive Care Units…etc

2) Outside Jordan University:

1. Chairman of scientific committee of Hashemite award on epilepsy 1998

2. Member of higher committee of Hashemite award 1998.

3. Member of the examination committee of Arab board of pediatric specialty

1998-1999.

4. Member of National team of Poliomyelitis Control 1992 - .

5. Member of National serum vaccines Committee 1992 - 1997 .

6. Member of Ministry of Health Vaccination Committee 1992 - .

7. Member of the National Higher Consultatory Committee on Acute Respiratory

Diseases (April 1994 ).

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8. Chairman of the accreditation committee for foreign certification, Ministry of

Higher education and research 2001.

9. Member of faculty of applied medical sciences council, Jordan University of

Science and Technology 2001-2002 .

10. Member of the administrative committee of Faculty of Medicine Student

Society (JordanUniversity) 1977.

11. Member of Scientific committee of Jordan Medical Council 2002-

12. Member of Subspeciality pediatric neurology committee 2003-present.

13. .Chairman of faculty of Medicine ,JUST,evaluation committee 2012.

14. Member of general accreditation of the Royal university of medical

sciences.2013

15. Chairman of the committee of medical and health Jordanian universities

graduates competency exam 2013.

16.Chairman of scientific committee Jordan Medical council (pediatrics) (2000--

2004).

17.Member of the certificate verification committee,ministry of higher education and

scientific research,Augest,2014-Nov.2014.

18.Member of the academic committee ministry of higher education and scientific

research Dec.2014-present.

19.Member of the administrative committee ,ministry of higher education and

scientific research Dec.2014-present.

20.Member of student affairs committee,ministry of higher education and scientific

research, Dec.2014-present.

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4. REGIONAL:

1. General Secretary of the Pan-Arab Union of Pediatric Society

(1998-2004).

2. PRESIDENT 1993-1994 and Vice President 1995-1998 of the the PAN

ARAB UNION Of PEDIATRIC SOCIETIES .

3. Member of the Administrative Committee of the Pan Arab Union of

Neurological Sciences. (1992 - 1994).

4. Member of the Administrative Committee of Middle Eastern and

Mediterranean Pediatric Societies. (1993 - 1997).

5.INTERNATIONAL:

1. Member of AmericanAcademy of Neurology(1988-1998)

2. Member of American Electroencephalography Society(1992).

3. Member of International Child Neurology Society (1990-present).

4. Member of NewYorkAcademy of Sciences (May1999-2000).

5. Member of World Federation of Neurology (1990-present).

6. Member of Asian Neurology Society (2002-present).

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MAJOR ADMINISRATIVE AND ACADEMIC

ACHIEVEMENTS:

1.First pediatric neurologist and pediatric clinical neurophysiologist in Jordan

2.RESEARCH:

In addition to plenty of high quality published research ,

a-I reported the first case of neonatal Guillian –Barre syndrome 1988

b-member of the team who reported Jarash disease,2000.

c- member of the team who reported Macrothrombocytopenia,psychomotor

retardation and nephropathy: a novel familial syndrome 2014.

-Also,I introduced the video EEG service in Jordan and electrocorticography

during epilepsy surgery for the first time in Jordan (1991) and published several

papers in the related fields (pages 6-9).

3.As vice president for scientific research ,quality and postgraduate

studies(2008-2010):

A.University of Jordan accepted my proposal to establish:

website, scientific research documentation and the distinguished scientific research

awards offices under the umbrella of the newly established quality and planning

center.

B.After tremendous effort with the teams ,UJ improved its ranking position in the

international webmetrics scale from about 4874 to 2464 internationaly, from 46 in

the Arab world to 15 and from 3 in Jordan to 1, in the period July,2009-December

2010.

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C.UJ was also,awarded the general accreditation and completed the files for the

special accreditation of all program

D. Scientific research of Jordan University was documented for the first time .

E.New state of the art regulations for postgraduate studies were adopted such as

(Master Phil) including master thesis projects.

F.I chaired the higher committee of fully elected student union of the university

of jordan in 2008 and 2009.(Also,worth to mention that I was member of UJ

student union in 1973)

4.As General director of Jordan University Hospital (sept.2005-Nov.2010),

A.The hospital was awarded 3 international an 2 national quality and accreditation

certificates for the first time .

B.The hospital becomes fully computerized for the first time.

C.The hospital replaced its chronic financial deficit by surplus for the first time in

its final financial report in 2009.

D.Active donation policy has brought to the hospital close to 12 millionsJD in 5

years including phase I of founding the new neonatal and obstetric building as a

donation from USAID.

E.Number of hospital beds increased from 519 to 560 beds (especially the cardiac

wing) utilizing almost the same human resources and at minimal cost .

F. An old bylaw for Jordan university Hospital established in 1976 was replaced by

new modern bylaw in 2008.

5.As general secretary and president of the pan Arab union of pediatricians

(1995-2003) ,8 scientific conferences were held in different Arab countries in

addition to many other activities.